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Are there college-educated people who don't get the logic of the contrapositive?

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Maroon Newt
  03/18/17
ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates
zippy people who are hurt digit ratio
  03/18/17
probably like 80%
Razzle-dazzle Bossy Legal Warrant
  03/18/17
That must be an exaggeration
Maroon Newt
  03/18/17
you greatly overestimate college graduates
zippy people who are hurt digit ratio
  03/18/17
I've literally taught them. they don't know shit
Razzle-dazzle Bossy Legal Warrant
  03/18/17
can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to t...
pearly kitchen
  03/18/17
they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. bu...
Razzle-dazzle Bossy Legal Warrant
  03/18/17
They are generally more confused by the equivalency between ...
costumed cerebral gas station immigrant
  03/18/17
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Maroon Newt
  03/18/17
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Maroon Newt
  03/18/17
tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chan...
cocky sticky turdskin
  03/18/17
What do you mean by "get it"?
aromatic ocher stag film circlehead
  03/18/17
That it's logically valid.
aqua underhanded business firm ceo
  03/18/17
You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional state...
aromatic ocher stag film circlehead
  03/18/17
don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's ...
soggy parlor preventive strike
  03/18/17
either not get it when explained or do get it when explained...
pearly kitchen
  03/18/17
what's that?
beta dingle berry milk
  03/18/17
Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get...
wild mexican national
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Irradiated Office Dysfunction
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pearly kitchen
  03/19/17
tmf
geriatric azn
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pearly kitchen
  03/22/17
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  04/14/17
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pearly kitchen
  04/27/17
Most college grads don't.
frum pit
  04/27/17
explain
pearly kitchen
  04/28/17
You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. ...
frum pit
  04/28/17
read this as "logic of the contraceptive"
Tan brethren
  04/27/17
As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly en...
tripping emerald roast beef cruise ship
  04/28/17
Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.
razzmatazz pungent property
  04/28/17
but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract ...
pearly kitchen
  04/28/17
first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than aver...
infuriating locale candlestick maker
  04/28/17
(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)
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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: Maroon Newt



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: zippy people who are hurt digit ratio

ask your local gender/ethnic studies department graduates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860237)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:49 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Bossy Legal Warrant

probably like 80%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860246)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:54 PM
Author: Maroon Newt

That must be an exaggeration

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860271)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:55 PM
Author: zippy people who are hurt digit ratio

you greatly overestimate college graduates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860274)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 4:20 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Bossy Legal Warrant

I've literally taught them. they don't know shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860432)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:01 PM
Author: pearly kitchen

can you explain your experience with trying to teach it to them? what issue do they have with the logic?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860674)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:50 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Bossy Legal Warrant

they understand it perfectly when you explain it to them. but if it comes up in the wild, forget about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861332)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 3:50 PM
Author: costumed cerebral gas station immigrant

They are generally more confused by the equivalency between converse and inverse

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860254)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 4:19 PM
Author: Maroon Newt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860425)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:42 PM
Author: Maroon Newt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32860937)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 5:59 PM
Author: cocky sticky turdskin

tons. I would literally drill it into them like a cult chant when I taught it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861064)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:01 PM
Author: aromatic ocher stag film circlehead

What do you mean by "get it"?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861081)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:05 PM
Author: aqua underhanded business firm ceo

That it's logically valid.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861108)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:06 PM
Author: aromatic ocher stag film circlehead

You mean that the contrapositive of a true conditional statement is always true?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861116)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 6:07 PM
Author: soggy parlor preventive strike

don't get it like not capable of understanding it when it's explained? or like they come out of college, graduating and aren't familiar with it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861123)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 7:34 PM
Author: pearly kitchen

either not get it when explained or do get it when explained, but not able to apply it to statements whose logic does not correlate to any real-life situation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861648)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 7:06 PM
Author: beta dingle berry milk

what's that?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861443)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 7:08 PM
Author: wild mexican national

Read In the basement of the ivory tower. actual retards get college degrees, bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32861460)



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Date: March 18th, 2017 11:58 PM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32863514)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 1:13 AM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32864062)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 10:52 AM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32865145)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 11:09 AM
Author: Irradiated Office Dysfunction



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32865235)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 6:23 PM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32868476)



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Date: March 19th, 2017 6:24 PM
Author: geriatric azn

tmf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32868488)



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Date: March 22nd, 2017 3:40 PM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#32890290)



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Date: April 14th, 2017 1:26 AM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33070179)



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:46 PM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181541)



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:53 PM
Author: frum pit

Most college grads don't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181585)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:12 AM
Author: pearly kitchen

explain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181727)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:15 AM
Author: frum pit

You need to have an IQ of around 115 to grasp formal logic. The median college grad IQ is lower. QED.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181738)



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Date: April 27th, 2017 11:59 PM
Author: Tan brethren

read this as "logic of the contraceptive"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181634)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:15 AM
Author: tripping emerald roast beef cruise ship

As a former LSAT instructor I'd say 80% can it up quickly enough when you explain it to them. They are DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient conditions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181742)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:17 AM
Author: razzmatazz pungent property

Just use unnecessary and insufficient to help explain then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181755)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:21 AM
Author: pearly kitchen

but can they apply it consistently to increasingly abstract situations?

how did they do on those grouping games with chains of conditional statements?

also describe the DEVASTATION

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181773)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:27 AM
Author: infuriating locale candlestick maker

first, you are dealing with people who are smarter than average college students if you are an lsat instructor.

second, you didn't say how many got it before you explained it

third, i'd like to hear more about your n vs s stuff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181802)



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Date: May 21st, 2017 3:36 PM
Author: flatulent honey-headed corn cake

(guy still DEVASTATED by necessary vs sufficient questions)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33359479)



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Date: May 21st, 2017 3:35 PM
Author: flatulent honey-headed corn cake



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33359469)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 12:46 AM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33181919)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 8:06 AM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33182675)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 8:20 AM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33182732)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 9:48 AM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33183130)



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Date: April 28th, 2017 2:18 PM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33185399)



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Date: May 21st, 2017 3:23 PM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33359387)



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Date: June 15th, 2017 8:39 PM
Author: pearly kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3557069&forum_id=2#33568398)